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On the latest Geeks Life LIVE we're talking about robot bees, McDonald's new idea for drinking straws, rumors of a 4K Apple TV, pavement lights that help people cross the street more safely even if they're looking at their phones, and lots more!

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Did you know Netflix actually has a whole lotta content you may never see?

Netflix is a BIG place, and only getting bigger by the day. When you browse by category in Netflix, you get what looks like a pretty good selection. Until you go through it night after night and soon you feel like you’ve exhausted the content on Netflix. Like you’ve watched EVERYTHING they have. Ever feel like that?

For goodness sake, I barely watch Netflix and I FEEL like that sometimes! I look and I’m like… there’s nothing to watch. Just like my closet! There’s nothing to wear!

Well, just like my closet, there’s PLENTY to wear… there’s PLENTY to watch on Netflix. In fact, there are over 76,000 options. Just gotta find the right one!

There’s a Chrome browser extension called Netflix Categories that brings all those little categories, where you might find some really good movies, to the front and center instead of buried deep.

Then you can bookmark your favorite new selection of categories! Over 200 categories. Deekshith, the creator, is always working towards finding and adding more, too!

And by the way… when you’re not using it, it’s not taking up precious system resources. Because it doesn’t run in the background. Yay!

Have fun browsing! Leave a comment and tell me … what’s your favorite category?

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On the latest Geeks Life LIVE Luria & Petra discussed Android Wear 2.0, a REMARKABLE notepad, whether home automation is FINALLY ready for prime time, and lots more!

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Wow, have they improved the EcoReco! The new version of the electric scooter is bad ass!

If you’ve been following me for a while, I’m sure you remember the EcoReco. An electric scooter that we tested. And I fell flat on my face driving at CES. Totally my fault! Nothing to do with the scooter itself. I totally got carried away and tried to do some tricks!

ANYWAY… they have a new version of the EcoReco and it’s come a LONG way!

This electric scooter is in between a skateboard and a bicycle. But it’s more portable than a bike.

As the name suggests, it’s eco-friendly. It goes 20 miles per hour for up to 40 miles.

It now has a headlight, a taillight, an under carriage light AND turn signals for safety!

It weighs 26 pounds and holds 280 pounds.

You can use it in two modes. Throttle - which is what I used on previous versions. It now has cruise control, and a boost mode for going uphill. They have an app that lets you configure stuff like top speed and uphill acceleration.

Or Kick Assist mode that lets you get a little more exercise and get more range. You manually kick and the smart sensors calculate the power of your kick to push you faster and further with the electric power boost.

Lightvigation tells you when you should be turning so you can keep looking at the road instead of dissecting the map on your phone. And as you get closer to your turn, the flashing of the lights speed up.

It has collision avoidance for connected cars to detect you’re there so you don’t take them by surprise. And if you do fall or there’s impact, after several seconds of inactivity, it’ll automatically text your emergency contact with your location.

Speaking of location - it’s using Tile to keep track of your scooter. If you walk away or if it gets stolen, Tile will show you where it is.

But it shouldn’t get stolen, since you can easily lock it up!

Their Indiegogo campaign just ended, but you’re definitely going to want to keep an eye on this one! Now, it’s not for everyone. But if you live pretty close to work, or you want to go exploring the town, and you want a more economical way to get around… this is a pretty damn cool way to do it!

What do you think? Leave a comment and please share this video!

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When we heard about the Fondoodler, we had to try it out! It's basically a hot glue gun for cheese! But we tried some other stuff with it, too - like chocolate and marshmallows. How did it work? What food was best when run through the Fondoodler? Check out the video!

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You know all the miscellaneous information that you find in hotel rooms? Like room service menus, available services, and stuff like that? Well, at the Aria in Las Vegas, where I was staying during CES, they have all that stuff on a bedside tablet, along with a whole bunch of controls for the room like lights, temperature, drapes… all from the tablet! There are also controls on the walls, for times when that's more convenient than the tablet.

Have you ever had a tablet controlling things in your room? Did you like it? Let me know in the comments!

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With Google Glass and others, we've seen the concept of cameras attached to glasses. But the effect has been a bit clunky up until now. PogoCam brings a small 5MP 720p camera to a pair of normal-looking glasses, attaching to one of the sidebars. And it can be easily removed if you're in a environment where having a camera on the side of your head isn't appropriate. The glasses are available in many styles and really do just look like the kind of glasses anyone would be wearing.

Do these interest you more than styles where the camera is always there? Let me know in the comments!

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LG's new Signature TV W, or "Wallpaper" as it's being called, is an impressive demonstration of just how thin a video screen can get. This TV is actually thinner than an iPhone, something that's made possible by the fact that a super-thin (1/10 of an inch) video panel is all you hang on the wall. All the other electronics, including the soundbar, sit in a box below the screen. No information yet on availability or pricing.

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Like the idea of Amazon's Alexa, but want it in a package with a little more personality than the Echo? Meet LG's Hub robot, which can act as a friendly go-between with other pieces of smart home technology, as well as offer all the services available through Amazon's Echo.

The Hub comes in two sizes, one small, one larger. They have touch screen faces and can even learn each family member's face so it will able to greet you uniquely when it sees you.

No word yet on availability or pricing, but these are just one more example of the "Alexa everywhere" phenomenon that is a theme at this year's CES.

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Want a glimpse of what you may be driving in the future? Check out Toyota's Concept-i, envisioned as a car for 2030!

I love the idea of displays on the outside of the car to allow you to message other drivers, like to thank them for letting you into traffic!

A big motivator for Toyota on this car is to lower the number of driving deaths to zero. Driving is actually pretty safe right now considering how many miles are driven, but the AI in Concept-i aims to make things even better.